Hand-truck.



No. 876,753. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

W. WANEE. HAND TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1907.

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HAND TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1907.

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WILLIAM WANEE, OF RED BLUFF, GALIFORNIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Tan. 14;, 1908.

Application filed September 18. 1907. Serial E0. 393.431.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM WANEE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Red Bluff, in the county of Tehama and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Hand-Truck, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved hand truck, more especially designed for the use of expressmen, porters and dther persons, and arranged to permit easy and convenient loading of the trunk, box'or the like onto a wagon or a platform, and to allow of raising the truck up a step or two onto a sidewalk, forinstance.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in theclaims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a )art of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement arranged for raising the truck onto a sidewalk; Fig. 2/ is a like view of the same in position on a wagon, the latter bein shown in section, and Fig. 3 is an inverted p an View of the improvement and showing both legs locked in a folded position.

The truck frame A of the hand truck is provided with the usual hearings B for the truck wheel C, and on the rear or handle end A of the truck frame A are arranged hooks l) for hooking onto the pintle or pivot E of the end gate E of a wagon or like terminal F, as plainly indicated in Fig. 2. The shoe or curved forward end A of the truck A is rovided with a handle G adapted to be ta on hold of by the expressman, ,orter or other person manipulating the truclk, to swing the truck frame A into a horizontal position at the time the hooks l) engage the pintle E, as plain] indicated in Fig. 2. In order to sustain t 1e truck frame A in this horizontal position, the following arrangement is made: On the side arms of the truck frame A is pivoted a leg H, the ivot H being arra ed near the bearings B or the wheel 0 to al ow of holding the leg H on the under side of the truck frame A and in a rearward direction, the said leg H when folded bein locked in lace by a suitable button I, or alike fastenmg device held on the truck frame A. When pushing the truck end on the sit the legH is unlocked and the truck frame A is swung into the horizontal position above referred to and shown in Fig. 2, then the leg I can be swung downward in contact with the ground, to support the truck frame A in a horizontal position, thus allowing a trunk or other article to be readily pushed from the truck frame onto the bed of the vehicle F or back from the latter onto. the truck frame. On the side arms of the truck frame A is also pivoted at J a leg J, somewhat shorter than the leg H and adapted to be folded upon' the truck frame A in a forward direction, as plainly indicated in Fig. 2. A button K serves to lock the short leg J in position on the truck frame A.

On the top of the truck frame A is arranged a retaining device L, in the form of angular lugs secured to the side arms of the truck frame A for holding a trunk, box or like article N in place on the truck frame while moving the hand truck from one place to another. Now when it is desired to IHOVG'tllG truck and its load up a step or two, then the leg J is unlocked and swung into a vertical position, as indicated in Fig. I, to allow of using the leg J as e. fulcrum on which to swing the truck frame A b Y beating down on the handle A"thereof, so that the front end is raised and the wheels C are lifted from the ground a desired height, to push the wheels .of the truck forward, with a. view 'to engage the wheels (1 with' a sidewalk irevious to lowalk.

As indicated in the drawings, the long legIl is fulcrumed to the outside of the side bars of the truck frame'A, and is capable of folding rearwardly onto the truck frame while the short leg J is fulcrumed on the inside of the side bars of the truck frame, and is capable of being folded forwardly onto the-truck frame. Both legs II and J are adapted to be locked in a folded position by the use of the buttons I and K, to permit using the truck the same as any ordinary hand truck. When it is desired to raise the truck, however, from the ground to the sidewalk, then use is made of the short leg J, and when it is desired to conveniently load a trunk, box or the like onto the vehicle F, then use is made of the leg H as above described and illustrated in Fig. 2.

It is understood that the hooks D can be readily hooked onto the pintle E, and then the operator by taking hold of the handle G can swing the truck orward with its load,

until the truck assumes an approximately horizontal position, at which tune the unlocked leg Hlswings downward in engagement. with the ground, to sustain the truck frame in a horizontal position. When this has been done the manipulator of the truck can readily push the trunk, box or like article N from the truck onto the vehicle F without any assistance whatever, it being understood that by the use of the device a single truckman can conveniently handle a trunk or other heavy piece of luggage, box or the like.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A hand truck having a truck frame provided with a pivoted short leg and a pivoted long leg, of which the short leg is usedas a fulcrum for swinging the wheeled end of the truck off the ground, and the long leg is used for supporting the truck in an approximately horizontal position at the time the truck handles embrace a su port on the wagon, and the wheeled end 0 the truck has been lifted up bv the truckman.

2. A hand truck comprising a truck frame,

terminating at therear or handle ends in books for engagement with a support on a wagon, the forward end of the said frame having a handle for swinging the truck up on the said sup )orted books as a fulcrum, wheels journaied on the said forward end of the truck frame, and a leg pivoted on the said truck frame near the forward end thereof.

3. A hand truck, comprising a truck frame terminating at the rear or handle ends in hooks for engagement with a support on, a wagon, the forward end of the said frame having a handle for swinging the truck up on the said sup orted hooks as a fulcrum, wheels journa ed on the said forward end of the truck frame, a leg pivoted on the said truck frame near the forward end thereof.

and retaining lugs at or near the forward end I of the truck frame.

4. The combination with a wa on having a hinged end gate, of a hand truc having a truck frame rovided with a handled shoe at the front and with hooks at the rear handled end of the frame, the said hooks being adapted to engage the pintle of the hinge of the said end gate, wheels jonrnaled on the said truck frame, and a leg pivoted on the said .tiuck frame near the said wheels.

5. The combination with a wa on having a hinged end gate, of a hand truc having a truck frame rovided with a handled shoe at the front an with hooks at the rear handled end of the frame, the said hooks being adapted to engage the pintle of the bin e of the said end gate, whee s journaled on 51c said truck frame, a leg ivoted on the said truck frame near the said wheels, and retaining lugs on the to of the said truck frame adjacent to the fulbrum of the said leg.

6. A hand truck having a'truck frame provided with a pivoted short le and a pivoted long leg, of which the short Ieg is used as a fulcrum for swinging the wheeled end of the truck off the ground, and the long log is used for supporting the truck in an approximately horizontal position at the time the truck handles embrace a support on the wagon and the wheeled end of the truck has been lifted up by the truckman,the said legs folding upon the said truck frame in opposite directions, and means on the truck frame for locking the said legs in a folded position to the said truck frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM WANEE.

Witnesses:

H. S. GANS, F. L. WALBRIDGE. 

